We have been called into a relationship with the Lord, so we are to live holy lives, ridding ourselves of things that contaminate us. This applies both to our bodies and to our spirits. The Greeks were keen to separate body and spirit, so some taught that as long as the mind was pure, you could do what you like with the body. This of course was nonsense. Our spirits are affected by what we do with our bodies, and our bodies are affected by our spirits.
The false teachers had sought to bring division between the Corinthians and Paul, here Paul appeals to them not to let their relationship be broken. Paul rebuts the false accusations that the false teachers had made. Paul had acted properly, and he greatly valued the Corinthians.
When Paul came to Macedonia he was greatly troubled, being particularly concerned about Titus and the situation in Corinth. So he was greatly encouraged when at last he met up with Titus again, and that Titus has good news about the Corinthians. See that Paul was not immune from the inner turmoils that we all go through, and God comforts the downcast.
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